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5-Fluorouracil toxicity-attributable IVS14 + 1G > A mutation of the dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase gene in Polish colorectal cancer patients.
Pharmacological reports : PR - 1 Jan 2000
Sulzyc-Bielicka Violetta, Bińczak-Kuleta Agnieszka, Pioch Wiesława, Kładny Józef, Gziut Katarzyna, Bielicki Dariusz, Ciechanowicz Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
DPYD gene encodes dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase which is the initial and rate-limiting enzyme in the metabolism of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). The aim of our study was PCR-RFLP based-genetic testing for the most common 5-FU toxicity-attributable IVS14 + 1G > A DPYD mutation (DPYD(*)2A) in 252 Polish...
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